Question tag: volunteers
2 QuestionsHow do we manage and motivate volunteers effectively?
We go through cycles where we have loads of enthusiastic volunteers and then they gradually drop off. We had a big intake at the start of the year and we're already seeing numbers fall. I don't think it's the cause — people seem genuinely interested — but I wonder if we're not giving them a […]
Do volunteers have the same legal rights as employees in T&T?
We rely heavily on volunteers — probably 20 regular volunteers who give a serious amount of time. I've always assumed that because they're not paid we don't really have any legal obligations towards them. But someone recently mentioned that if a volunteer got injured at one of our activities we could be in serious trouble. […]